Same issue DISCOVER, p 74"Poisons that kill or injure at high doses , can have the opposite effect at low doses, he says,and the paradox holds true for every conceivable measure of health - growth, fertility, lifespan, and immune and mental function. The effect is known as hormesis from the Greek word for excite."

Dear Faldage: that is one thing the hecklers bring up. However, the homeopathic dosesare far, far lower than the doses the author is talking about. The one thing I wish he haddiscussed was for how long you can be exposed to the low doses before cumulative errectsshow up. For instance, I was expsed to cousin who had tuberculosis when I was about fouryears old. I have had many, many Xrays since. At what point might cululative effect showup? Nobody knows. I doubt very much that the Xrays had any hormetic effect on me.

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